Hey, I never noticed that before....

[Spock's Barber]

I think it's something about the makeup, the bangs, and harsh lighting on the face. Susan Oliver could look incredibly beautiful, but "The Cage" has scenes where they didn't do her justice. The Transporter room shot you cited isn't doing Majel Barrett any favors, either.

She was very beautiful. She passed away at too young an age.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

I think it's something about the makeup, the bangs, and harsh lighting on the face. Susan Oliver could look incredibly beautiful, but "The Cage" has scenes where they didn't do her justice. The Transporter room shot you cited isn't doing Majel Barrett any favors, either.

Susan appeared in an episode of Cannon the other morning on MeTV, and you're right about makeup and lighting.
She was only 41 at the time, but in some shots she looked older than that.

 

[FormerLurker]

The last thing I saw Susan Oliver in was Murder, She Wrote. Found out later she was actively dying at the time, and was almost unrecognizable. So thin.

 

[Spock's Barber]

The last thing I saw Susan Oliver in was Murder, She Wrote. Found out later she was actively dying at the time, and was almost unrecognizable. So thin.

Yes, she was another victim of cancer.